Venus in the Afternoon (Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction)

by Tehila Lieberman

$14.95 List Price

Saturday, November 10

7:00pm

Katherine Anne Porter Prize Reading -Short Fiction Award Winners

Now in it's twelfth year, the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction is one of the more prestigious short story collection prizes available to fiction authors. Three recent winners, Tehila Lieberman (2012), Peter Brown (2010) and Michael Hyde (2005) share selections from their winning collections.…

Now in it's twelfth year, the Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction is one of the more prestigious short story collection prizes available to fiction authors. Three recent winners, Tehila Lieberman (2012), Peter Brown (2010) and Michael Hyde (2005) share selections from their winning collections. The Katherine Anne Porter Prize in Short Fiction winners present a joint reading!

A Man of Misconceptions:

The Life of an Eccentric in an Age of Change

by John Glassie

$26.95 List Price

Monday, November 12

7:30pm

John Glassie & Ben Greenman

Known as one of the great intellects of his time, the eccentric 17th-century Jesuit priest, scientist and inventor Athanasius Kircher studied and wrote about everything from optics to mechanics to mathematics – but today we know that his “discoveries” were often off-base, even bizarre. In A …

Known as one of the great intellects of his time, the eccentric 17th-century Jesuit priest, scientist and inventor Athanasius Kircher studied and wrote about everything from optics to mechanics to mathematics – but today we know that his “discoveries” were often off-base, even bizarre. In A Man of Misconceptions, local author John Glassie tells the story of the real, if at times unlikely, role Kircher played in the birth of modern science, while uncovering a treasure trove of surprising and amusing historical facts and anecdotes, and sheds light on the strange and sometimes illogical path that led to much of modern science. John will discuss the book with Ben Greenman, editor at the New Yorker and the author of several acclaimed books of fiction. John will also lead a trivia contest, in keeping with the odd polymath who inspired his book!

Sister Spit:

Writing, Rants and Reminiscence from the Road (City Lights/Sister Spit)

$16.95 List Price

Wednesday, November 14

7:30pm

City Lights!

Founded in 1955, with nearly 200 books in print, San Francisco-based press City Lights publishes pioneering fiction, poetry, memoirs, literary translations and books on vital social and political issues. Greenlight is proud to welcome City Lights to the East Coast with an evening highlighting some …

Founded in 1955, with nearly 200 books in print, San Francisco-based press City Lights publishes pioneering fiction, poetry, memoirs, literary translations and books on vital social and political issues. Greenlight is proud to welcome City Lights to the East Coast with an evening highlighting some of their great authors and publications. Don Bajema's Winged Shoes and a Shield collects into one volume his stories from underground sensations Boy in the Air and Reach. Sister Spit: Writings, Rants and Reminiscence from the Road is the inaugural book of the new City Lights/Sister Spit Series, a collection of writing and artwork from Sister Spit, the hilariously feminist, gender-bending, genre-busting literary roadshow. Inspired by Ovid and renaissance sonnet cycles, Advice for Lovers is a queer re-imagining of the art of courtly love. Join us for a wild and varied evening with cutting edge writers and performers from City Lights!

Dearie:

The Remarkable Life of Julia Child

by Bob Spitz

$29.95 List Price

Thursday, November 15

7:30pm

Brooklyn by the Book with Bob Spitz in conversation with Melissa Clark at Congregation Beth Elohim

The author of the bestselling biography of The Beatles discusses his latest book–an engaging look at the life of one of the most important cooks of all time, Julia Child. Lev Grossman, book critic at TIME, calls the biography “a revelation.” Hosted by NY Times columnist and author Melissa Clark.…

The author of the bestselling biography of The Beatles discusses his latest book–an engaging look at the life of one of the most important cooks of all time, Julia Child. Lev Grossman, book critic at TIME, calls the biography “a revelation.” Hosted by NY Times columnist and author Melissa Clark. (Free for CBE members/ $10 suggested donation for non-members) Reserve tickets or pre-order the books by going here: https://congregationbethelohim.org/civicrm/event/info?id=1429&reset=1

Happy Cruelty Day!:

Daily Celebrations of Quiet Desperation

by Bob Powers

$16.99 List Price

Thursday, November 15

7:30pm

Steamboat: A Literary Humor Series

On the third Thursday of every month, comedian and author Bob Powers (author of Happy Cruelty Day), hosts the city's best humor writers for a night of wine-addled, text-based hilarity. Tonight’s show features Anna Goldfarb, creator of the blog Shmitten Kitten and author of the memoir / essay …

On the third Thursday of every month, comedian and author Bob Powers (author of Happy Cruelty Day), hosts the city's best humor writers for a night of wine-addled, text-based hilarity. Tonight’s show features Anna Goldfarb, creator of the blog Shmitten Kitten and author of the memoir / essay collection Clearly, I Didn't Think This Through: The Story of One Tall Girl's Impulsive, Ill-Conceived, and Borderline Irresponsible Life Decisions; Adam Wilson, author of the novel Flatscreen and other writers and performers.

The Middlesteins:

A Novel

by Jami Attenberg

$24.99 List Price

Monday, November 19

7:30pm

Jami Attenberg & Maris Kreizman

Our ongoing Blogger/Author Pairings series features conversations between authors and bloggers who share territories, passions, and preoccupations. Brooklynite Jami Attenberg’s new novel The Middlesteins is the story of a woman consumed by her obsession with food, and the generations of family …

Our ongoing Blogger/Author Pairings series features conversations between authors and bloggers who share territories, passions, and preoccupations. Brooklynite Jami Attenberg’s new novel The Middlesteins is the story of a woman consumed by her obsession with food, and the generations of family struggling to help her, each with their own array of issues. Praised by Jonathan Franzen and others, the big-hearted novel reinforces Attenberg’s place on the literary map. Maris Kreizman is the creator of Slaughterhouse 90210, a blog that combines her love of literature with her appreciation for kitschy television, and a huge fan of Attenberg’s work. The conversation will be introduced by the series curator Ron Hogan, creator of the seminal literary blog Beatrice.com.

Jewish Jocks:

An Unorthodox Hall of Fame

$26.99 List Price

Wednesday, November 28

7:30pm

Brooklyn by the Book with Franklin Foer and Marc Tracy in conversation with Kevin Arnovitz and Chad Millman at Congregation Beth Elohim

The author of How Soccer Explains the World and editor of The New Republic talks with co-editor Marc Tracy about their anthology of essays covering the great Jewish sports figures in history, together with ESPN.com NBA Writer/Editor Kevin Arnovitz and Editor of TrueHoop Blog Network Chad Millman.
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The author of How Soccer Explains the World and editor of The New Republic talks with co-editor Marc Tracy about their anthology of essays covering the great Jewish sports figures in history, together with ESPN.com NBA Writer/Editor Kevin Arnovitz and Editor of TrueHoop Blog Network Chad Millman.

Games without Rules:

The Often-Interrupted History of Afghanistan

by Tamim Ansary

$27.99 List Price

Sunday, December 2

4:00pm

Games Without Rules: A Discussion About Afghanistan

Join Tamim Ansary, Sahar Muradi, and Zohra Saed for a discussion about the history and present day realities of Afghanistan, a country very much at the center of current political debate.
About Games Without Rules:
Today, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy…

Join Tamim Ansary, Sahar Muradi, and Zohra Saed for a discussion about the history and present day realities of Afghanistan, a country very much at the center of current political debate.

About Games Without Rules:

Today, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy and Islamist fanaticism. That war is real; but it sits atop an older struggle, between Kabul and the countryside, between order and chaos, between a modernist impulse to join the world and the pull of an older Afghanistan: a tribal universe of village republics permeated by Islam.

Now, Tamim Ansary draws on his Afghan background, Muslim roots, and Western and Afghan sources to explain history from the inside out, and to illuminate the long, internal struggle that the outside world has never fully understood. It is the story of a nation struggling to take form, a nation undermined by its own demons while, every 40 to 60 years, a great power crashes in and disrupts whatever progress has been made. Told in conversational, storytelling style, and focusing on key events and personalities, Games without Rules provides revelatory insight into a country at the center of political debate.

Seducing Mr. Knightly

by Maya Rodale

$7.99 List Price

Wednesday, December 5

7:00pm

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Romance Novels

Find out everything you ever wanted to know about writing, publishing, and reading romance novels but were afraid (or never had the chance) to ask! Authors Maya Rodale (Seducing Mr. Knightly) and Miranda Neville (The Importance of Being Wicked), Avon editor Tessa Woodward, and RT’s Morgan Doremus…

Find out everything you ever wanted to know about writing, publishing, and reading romance novels but were afraid (or never had the chance) to ask! Authors Maya Rodale (Seducing Mr. Knightly) and Miranda Neville (The Importance of Being Wicked), Avon editor Tessa Woodward, and RT’s Morgan Doremus will discuss the popular genre from all the angles, take questions, and Rodale and Neville will sign.